[Husker] HuskerMath - Is NU's recruiting on Solid Ground?

[Dave Ratchford]

If you consider that 3 games per year are a complete joke from a competitive standpoint, it takes some of the shine off the win total.  6-4 and 7-4 aren't anything to get excited about for a program as proud as Nebraska.

On Jan 25, 2013, at 6:00 PM, Paul Dalen <quesohusker at gmail.com> wrote:

> 9-4 is 69%.  10-4 is 71%.
> 
> Based on the last couple of years, that's kind of the minimum that folks
> will accept.
> 
> But maybe you're right.  Keeping his job probably isn't an issue.  Keeping
> Nebraskans satisfied probably is though.
> 
> 
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> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>wrote:
> 
>> The claim that a W/L% of 70% is unacceptable is crazy.  That's the kind
>> of expectation that can tank a program. Here are the post WWII coaches
>> with 200 DI wins and better than 70%:  Tom Osborne, Bo Schembechler,
>> Bear Bryant, Woody Hayes, Bobby Bowden, Jim Tressel, Steve Spurrier,
>> Lavelle Edwards, Vince Dooley, Tubby Raymond, and Eddie Robinson.
>> Except for Raymond (Delaware), every coach on the list is a legend.
>> Those not on the list because of lower WL% include Paterno,  Beamer,
>> and Holz.  Even Nick Saban is barely above 70%.  Bottom line 70% is
>> near the top of coaching success.
>> 
>>> A quick look at a possible future for NU recruiting.  Bottom line:  it
>> has
>>> to improve.
>> http://huskermath.blogspot.com/2013/01/is-nu-recruiting-on-solid-ground.html
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